Diseases
What your blood oxygen reading reveals about your health – and when to worry
The number on your fingertip clip is simpler to read than it is to interpret.
Body
Are you slouching at your desk? Here is what you should do
Prolonged sedentary work without sufficient movement poses a well-known health risk in daily life.
Diseases
What that ringing in your ears may be quietly telling you about your hearing
Persistent ringing can show up before an audiogram catches the earliest hearing damage.
Tips for a Long Life
Your fitness level in your 40s may predict how many healthy years you get after 60
New cohort research links midlife fitness to extra years lived free of major disease.
Diseases
8 warning signs of stomach cancer most people mistake for indigestion
Most US gastric cancers are caught too late, because the earliest signs look ordinary.
Diseases
What your blood oxygen reading reveals about your health – and when to worry
The number on your fingertip clip is simpler to read than it is to interpret.
Body
Are you slouching at your desk? Here is what you should do
Prolonged sedentary work without sufficient movement poses a well-known health risk in daily life.
Diseases
What that ringing in your ears may be quietly telling you about your hearing
Persistent ringing can show up before an audiogram catches the earliest hearing damage.
Tips for a Long Life
Your fitness level in your 40s may predict how many healthy years you get after 60
New cohort research links midlife fitness to extra years lived free of major disease.
Your mouth could reveal whether your body is missing essential vitamins
A sore tongue or recurring mouth ulcers could be your body's way of warning that you're missing an essential vitamin.
Extreme temperatures trigger health warnings in several countries
Large parts of Europe are currently experiencing a significant heatwave, pushing temperatures far above the normal level for this time of year.Temperatures far above...
Doctor infected with ebola discharged from hospital
As more people become infected with Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, an American doctor has made a full recovery from the disease.
Jeremy Clarkson’s cancer diagnosis puts spotlight on symptom many men ignore
Many cases of prostate cancer cause few or no symptoms in the early stages. One British man is now sharing his story after ignoring...
Scientists make surprising discovery: Tropical fruit could help repair gum damage
An unusual combination of jackfruit, pomegranate and medication has given researchers hope for a new way to repair damage caused by severe gum disease.
Birth control pills may affect your appetite, new study suggests
A new study suggests that some women may experience more emotionally driven eating while taking certain birth control pills.